MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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